Ireland to hold gay marriage referendum

[alp227]

Source: The Guardian

Ireland is to hold a referendum on legalising gay marriage after a special convention set up to reform the Irish constitution recommended that same-sex couples in the republic be recognised in law.

The convention voted 79% in favour of full equality for same-sex marriage in Dublin on Sunday.

Under the Irish constitution any major constitutional change has to be ratified by the electorate.

The Irish Council for Civil Liberties and the Gay and Lesbian Network welcomed the endorsement of gay marriage equality.

Read more: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/apr/14/ireland-hold-gay-marriage-referendum

[William769]

1. Recommended.

[msongs]

2. so will the new pope excommunicate all the irish catholics who vote yes on marriage equality? nt

[Botany]

3. Well that will give the Irish a reason to drink a pint or two

[customerserviceguy]

7. Just what I was thinking!

But I didn't want to Harp on it!

[azurnoir]

4. Good for Ireland

about time too

Now they need to work on their abortion laws

[jmowreader]

5. They should remove the absolute ban on abortion from their constitution first

The abortion ban kills people. That needs to go before any other civil rights legislation is decided.

http://www.cnn.com/2012/11/23/world/europe/ireland-abortion-controversy

[FreeState]

6. No ones rights are more important than an others

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they should be working on all civil rights fronts - not just gay or women's rights. There is a lot of work to do in all areas.

[iandhr]

8. Amen

[shenmue]

9. Woohoo!

Let's go Ireland!

[IrishEyes]

10. This makes me even prouder to be Irish.

I didn't think that was possible.